Employee lawsuit against Fox News is dismissed

A reporter who claimed the network had fired him for challenging its coverage failed to prove retaliation and discrimination, a federal judge said.

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A lawsuit brought against Fox News by a reporter who said the network fired him after he spoke out against its coverage of the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was dismissed on Monday by a federal judge.

Jason Donner, who was a reporter and producer at Fox News for 12 years, said in his lawsuit that he had repeatedly raised concerns to his bosses about Fox’s amplification of false claims around the election and the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He said he was fired in September 2022 after calling in sick for the day, and claimed retaliation and workplace discrimination.

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